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    "### Challenge: Randomizing an Iterable using Sorted"
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      "Help on built-in function random:\n",
      "\n",
      "random(...) method of random.Random instance\n",
      "    random() -> x in the interval [0, 1).\n",
      "\n"
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   "source": [
    "l = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]"
   ]
  },
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   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 5,
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   "outputs": [
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    "sorted(l, key=lambda x: random.random())"
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   "source": [
    "Of course, this works for any iterable:"
   ]
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   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 6,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "['b', 'd', 'g', 'e', 'a', 'c', 'f']"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 6,
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     "output_type": "execute_result"
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    "sorted('abcdefg', key = lambda x: random.random())"
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   "metadata": {},
   "source": [
    "And to get a string back instead of just a list:"
   ]
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   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 7,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "'adfegbc'"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 7,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "''.join(sorted('abcdefg', key = lambda x: random.random()))"
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